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Re: Cars, Man

Exclusivity: Ferrari owners in good standing may be entitled to the $2.5 million FXX model, which upon purchase you do not take physical ownership of, but are allowed to see and drive only on special track days held by Ferrari; the car is stored and maintained by the manufacturer otherwise.

Re: Cars, Man

Originally Posted by StarHalo

Exclusivity: Ferrari owners in good standing may be entitled to the $2.5 million FXX model, which upon purchase you do not take physical ownership of, but are allowed to see and drive only on special track days held by Ferrari; the car is stored and maintained by the manufacturer otherwise.

Well, the founder was such an obscene snob that he insulted one of his former customers to the point that Lamborghini came into existence. After receiving a bit of mild, constructive, criticism, he actually said to him that perhaps he wasn't good enough to drive a Ferrari.

And what does "good standing" mean?? Those who have previously purchased a Ferrari and have meekly put up with the snobbery?

Sure, pay $2,500,000 and not take possession of one's own property. Not even the founder of the company was that full of himself.

Re: Cars, Man

Originally Posted by Monocrom

Well, the founder was such an obscene snob that he insulted one of his former customers to the point that Lamborghini came into existence. After receiving a bit a mild, constructive, criticism, he actually said to him that perhaps he wasn't good enough to drive a Ferrari.

And what does "good standing" mean?? Those who have previously purchased a Ferrari and have meekly put up with the snobbery?

Sure, pay $2,500,000 and not take possession of one's own property. Not even the founder of the company was that full of himself.

The FXX is not street legal, so you can only drive it on a track anyway. That said, 800 HP in a car that weighs 2500 pounds is pretty ridiculous, and if you have the money to waste, it could be a neat thing to drive...

Re: Cars, Man

Originally Posted by Mjolnir

The FXX is not street legal, so you can only drive it on a track anyway. That said, 800 HP in a car that weighs 2500 pounds is pretty ridiculous, and if you have the money to waste, it could be a neat thing to drive...

If one can afford to pay 2.5 million dollars for a single vehicle, that person can easily afford to pay for track-time, a trailer to carry it, or even afford their own track.

"The World is insane. With tiny spots of sanity, here and there... Not the other way around!" - John Cleese.

Re: Cars, Man

Nice caterham. I got to test drive one back in 2003. Very tight fit for me. I much prefer caterhams than Elise.

Here is my all time favorite import car, my dad's '93 R1 FD3S RX7

Tuned and maintained by Tripoint Engineering for more than a decade.

Puts out 350hp to the wheels. it is one scary ride.

Collecting is not about what you have but rather what you DONT have . . . yet. ABTOMAT: "Newer Surefire lights strike me as the result of CNC programmers saying to each other "Hold my beer and watch THIS."